Porthcothan is a Village in the county of Cornwall.

Porthcothan postcode: PL28 8LW

Retail in Porthcothan

There are great places to visit near Porthcothan including some great hiking areas, country parks, towns, hills, villages, historic buildings and airports.

Places near Porthcothan feature a number of interesting hiking areas including Tehidy.

Don't miss Tehidy Country Park, Kit Hill Country Park, and Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park's country parks if visiting the area around Porthcothan.

Don't miss Callington, Polperro, and St Ives's towns if visiting the area around Porthcothan.

The area close to Porthcothan boasts some of the best hills including Kit Hill Country Park.

Porthcothan has some unmissable villages nearby like Cremyll, and Botallack.

Historic Buildings to visit near Porthcothan include Mount Edgcumbe House and Country Park.

Don't miss Cornwall Airport Newquay, and Land's End Airport's airports if visiting the area around Porthcothan.

Porthcothan History

There are some historic monuments around Porthcothan:

• Churchyard cross in St Columb Major churchyard, 12m east of the church
• Two round barrows 440m and 510m north west of High Cove Farm
• Round 420m south east of Melancoose
• Wayside cross base in Colan churchyard
• Prehistoric inhumation cemetery at Harlyn
• Promontory fort and two bowl barrows at Trevelgue Head
• Redcliff Castle, later prehistoric cliff castle 550m south west of Bedruthan
• St Pedyr's Well, Treloy
• The Long Stone or Eddystone, standing stone 210m north east of Music Water
• Three bowl barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery at Cataclews Point
• Four round barrows 400m south east of Little Trewinnick Farm
• Lanherne Cross, standing cross in the grounds of the convent, Lanherne
• Two bowl barrows 190m east of Zacry's Islands
• Hut circle settlement and round called Trevisker Round at Trevisker School
• Cross Putty, medieval wayside cross-base 70m south east of Bosworgey Cottage
• Three round barrows on St Issey Beacon, Trelow Downs, 960m north east of Little Pennatillies
• Three promontory forts south of Trethias Island
• Liveloe, later prehistoric cliff castle with hut circles on Griffin's Point, and prehistoric round barrow 600m south west of Bre-Pen Farm
• Wayside cross on Treloy Hill, 170m east of Tregenna Farm
• Wayside cross-slab and early Christian memorial stone in St Columb Major churchyard, 2m south of the church
• Four round barrows 270m north west of Higher Trevibban Farm
• Three round cairns at The Warren on Pentire Point East
• Nine round barrows 850m north east of Pennatillie
• Three bowl barrows, once part of a round barrow cemetery, at Barrowfields
• Round barrow cemetery at Park Head
• Wayside cross in the grounds of Prideaux Place 70m SSW of the house
• Seven round barrows and a ring barrow on Bear's Downs and Denzell Downs, 850m north east of Higher Denzell
• Round 340m north west of Tresawle Farm
• Later prehistoric to Romano-British multiple enclosure fort and prehistoric round barrow, 350m south east of Bogee Farm
• Two round barrows 150m south west and 180m south east of Prince Parc
• St Constantine's chapel and holy well
• Standing cross immediately west of St Mawgan Church
• Round 600m south east of Tregolds
• Mawgan Porth early medieval settlement and associated burial ground, 250m west of Lanerick
• Churchyard cross shaft and base in St Petroc's churchyard, 30m south east of the church
• Wayside cross in Colan churchyard
• Churchyard cross in St Petroc's churchyard, 3m south of the church
• Doublestiles Cross, at the junction of Duchy Avenue and Henver Road
• Cross base 30m south of St Merryn's Church
• Part of an early Christian Chapel enclosure at The Old Vicarage